Nikolas Stevenson-molnar
Senior Software Engineer at Conservation Biology Institute
Washington, United States
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Top SchoolNikolas Stevenson-molnar is a Senior Software Engineer with over a decade of experience building software for environmental and conservation science, currently leading full‑life‑cycle projects at Conservation Biology Institute. He combines hands‑on coding across backend and mobile (notably adding iOS Simulator build/run support to the beeware/briefcase project) with pragmatic architecture, deployment, and user support. His work on Go-based services has strengthened security and reliability through HMAC authentication, graceful reloads, and safer file handling. A people-focused leader, he prioritizes giving teams the context and resources to do their best work while staying deeply involved in implementation details. Based in Washington, he brings a rare blend of domain expertise in conservation and practical open-source contributions that improve real-world tooling.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at The Evergreen State College
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Github Skills (27)
ios10
mobile-development10
python10
hmac-authentication10
mobile-application10
xcode10
http-server10
go10
api-design9
subprocess9
build-automation9
tkinter9
cli8
command-line-interface8
command-line8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
consbio/mbtileserver
Mar 2019 - Jul 2019
Basic Go server for mbtiles
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 8 PRs, 12 pushes in 3 months
Contributions summary:Nikolas implemented HMAC-based authentication for the mbtileserver, adding a security layer to the service. They refactored request handling and fixed bugs, ensuring robust operation. The user also added support for graceful reload and made adjustments to prevent loading files during writing operations. These changes enhance security, improve server stability, and optimize performance during file updates.
golangmap-tilesmvttilejsongo-basic
beeware/briefcase
May 2017 - May 2017
Tools to support converting a Python project into a standalone native application.
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 2 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Nikolas focused on enhancing the `briefcase` project to support iOS app builds and execution within the iOS Simulator. Their contributions include adding options for building iOS apps, running them after build, and specifying device and OS versions. They implemented the `build_app` and `run_app` methods in the `ios.py` file. The commits demonstrate the integration of XCode build process and simulator management for iOS apps.
convertingpythonpython3standalone
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